
GIDEON APPAH
Another Place
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Diptych, overall: 93 1/4 by 117 3/4 in. 236.9 by 299.1 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Ecstasy
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
95 1/4 by 71 3/4 in. 241.9 by 182.2 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
If We Had a Thousand Years
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Diptych, overall: 93 1/4 by 117 1/4 in. 236.9 by 297.8 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Matilda
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
46 7/8 by 39 1/4 in. 119.1 by 99.7 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Melody
2020
Acrylic on canvas
95 1/4 by 71 5/8 in. 241.9 by 181.9 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Most Precious
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
47 1/16 by 39 5/16 in. 119.5 by 99.9 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Portrait of a Lover and His Concubine
2020
Acrylic on canvas
50 7/8 by 50 7/8 in. 129.2 by 129.2 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Portrait of an Elderly Man
2020
Acrylic on canvas
47 by 39 1/8 in. 119.4 by 99.4 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Remember Our Stars
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
78 by 78 in. 198.1 by 198.1 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Teen Smoking on an Imaginary Street
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
78 1/4 by 58 1/2 in. 198.8 by 148.6 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Rex
2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
78 by 77 7/8 in. 198.1 by 197.8 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Portrait of an Ordinary Man
2019
Acrylic and oil on canvas
87 7/8 by 97 7/8 in. 223.2 by 248.6 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Night
2019
Acrylic on canvas
15 1/8 by 13 in. 38.4 by 33 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Lovers on a Green Couch
2019
Oil and acrylic on canvas
69 1/2 by 49 1/2 in. 176.5 by 125.7 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Justin
2019
Acrylic on canvas
20 by 15 in. 50.8 by 38.1 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Yoofi
2019
Acrylic on canvas
20 by 15 1/8 in. 50.8 by 38.4 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Paa Kofi Portrait
2019
Oil and acrylic on canvas
38 3/4 by 31 in. 98.4 by 78.7 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Rain Baths 2
2019
Oil and acrylic on canvas
100 by 90 1/8 in. 254 by 229 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Stroll Around
2019
Oil, acrylic and wax on canvas
52 by 53 in. 132.1 by 134.6 cm.
GIDEON APPAH
Untitled
2018
Acrylic, wax and prints on canvas
65 1/4 by 66 1/2 in. 165.7 by 168.9 cm.
b. 1987, Ghana, Africa
Lives and works in Accra, Ghana
Gideon Appah is a mixed media artist who draws from personal experiences of life in the capital of Ghana. In this recent body of work, the artist presents flattened, jewel-like compositions that center around important familial figures, luscious landscapes, prevalent architecture, folklore and daily rituals from his upbringing.
Through nostalgic blues, bold crimsons, deep greens and charcoal, his dreamlike, surrealist subjects of figures and landscapes are abstracted and fragmented. With glimpses of nature and ghostly reflections, Appah focuses on the presence or feeling his representations evoke in order to allude to the organic transformation of memories and recollections over time. Using thick, rough applications of acrylic to build up his compositions, Appah responds directly to his own familial stories and a country's history.
Born in Ghana in 1987, Appah lives and works in Accra. His most recent solo show, Love Letter, was on view at Gallery1957 in 2019. His works have also been exhibited internationally, including at Casa Barragan, Mexico City; Ghana Science Museum, Accra; Goethe Institute, Accra; KNUST Museum, Kumasi and Nubuke Foundation, Accra. His work is included in the collection of the Absa Museum, Johannesburg; Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden, Marrakesh and Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto as well as private collections. He was shortlisted for the 2016 Kuenyehia Art Prize.